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Synonyms for beluga

Grammar : Noun
Spell : buh-loo-guh
Phonetic Transcription : bəˈlu gə

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Définition of beluga

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Russian beluga, literally "great white," from belo- "white" (from PIE *bhel-o-, from root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn;" see bleach (v.)) + augmentative suffix -uga. Originally the great sturgeon, found in the Caspian and Black seas; later (1817) also the small white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) found in northern seas.
  • As in cetacean : noun aquatic mammal
  • As in whale : noun cetacean mammal
Example sentences :
  • The net was of service, not only for fish and beluga, but also for ptarmigan and foxes.
  • Extract from : « Short Sketches from Oldest America » by John Driggs
  • The spirits connected with the deer, the seal, the salmon, and the beluga are regarded by all with special veneration.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 » by Hubert Howe Bancroft
  • This is not produced, as is an additional finger found in the White Whale or Beluga, by a splitting of a finger.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • Like the Beluga, Hyperoodon rostratum gets lighter in colour with advancing years.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • The animal has a spotted colour; but, as in the case of the Beluga, old animals tend to become white.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • They sat listening till, growing fidgety, Steve turned to lean over the stern and take hold of the rope which held the beluga.
  • Extract from : « Steve Young » by George Manville Fenn
  • Its chief food is the seal and beluga, while its sly disposition enables it also to capture the water birds.
  • Extract from : « Short Sketches from Oldest America » by John Driggs
  • It was useful for casting stones into the ocean to frighten and drive the beluga into the nets set for that purpose.
  • Extract from : « Short Sketches from Oldest America » by John Driggs
  • The British "porpoise" laces are generally made from the skin of the white whale (beluga).
  • Extract from : « Leather » by K. J. Adcock
  • The Beluga has a voice; but the name "Sea Canary" is hardly suitable to it.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
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